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If They Are as Thirsty as All That, Let Them Come Down to the Pool: Unearthing Wildlife History and Reconstructing Heritage in Gonarezhou National Park, from the Late 19th Century to the 1930s

Author(s)	Mavhunga, Clapperton
Abstract	Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe’s second-largest game reserve, is situated in the driest and hottest part of the country and covers a surface area of 4,964 square kilometers, bordered to the north by the Save-Runde River Junction, south by the Limpopo River, east by Mozambique, and west by Malipati Safari area. It is characterized by thick woodland that provides a difficult, but rich, habitat for game crossing to and from Mozambique and South Africa. The Gonarezhou area is a historical wildlife complex that embodies several manifestations of heritage created out of people’s utilization of its land and natural resources. The author explores conceptions of heritage by the pre-colonial inhabitants of the area and the transformations in the understanding and appropriation of such heritage in the early colonial period.
IssueNo	2
Pages	531-538
Article	Access to Article
Source	Historia
VolumeNo	47
PubDate	November2002
ISBN_ISSN	0018-229X
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If They Are as Thirsty as All That, Let Them Come Down to the Pool: Unearthing Wildlife History and Reconstructing Heritage in Gonarezhou National Park, from the Late 19th Century to the 1930s

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